azotehuela

Spanish

Alternative forms

• zotehuela

Etymology

From azote +‎ -uela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθoteˈwela/ [a.θo.t̪eˈwe.la]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asoteˈwela/ [a.so.t̪eˈwe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: a‧zo‧te‧hue‧la

Noun

azotehuela f (plural azotehuelas)

1. (Mexico) patio (an inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses)

Further reading

• “azotehuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10